Clickable Lock

ABSTRACT

A lock device is disclosed. The lock device includes a first portion and a second portion. The first portion has a hollow portion and a connecting section wherein the connecting section is at the periphery of the hollow portion. The second portion is configured to be engaged to the hollow portion of the first portion when the second portion is slid in a biased direction across the connecting section of the hollow portion and thus mounted on the first portion. A plurality of elastic clicks disposed on an inner surface of the first portion. The sliding movement of the second portion is stopped by one or more stoppers to interlock second portion with first portion, wherein the one or more stoppers are disposed at an end of the connecting section. The second portion is positioned parallel to the first portion in a locked state.

TECHNICAL FIELD

The present disclosure generally relates to the field of lock mechanism. More particularly, the present invention relates to a clickable lock.

BACKGROUND

Generally, wearable devices/watches or ornaments, such as pendant, brooch, bracelet, earrings, etc., have a wearing mechanism fixed with an aesthetically good decorative part. However, the decorative part in such wearable devices or ornaments cannot be changed because they are fixed to the wearing mechanism.

SUMMARY

In one embodiment, a lock device is disclosed. The lock device includes a first portion and a second portion. The first portion has a hollow portion and a connecting section wherein the connecting section is at the periphery of the hollow portion. The second portion is configured to be engaged to the hollow portion of the first portion when the second portion is slid in a biased direction across the connecting section of the hollow portion and thus mounted on the first portion. A plurality of elastic clicks disposed on an inner surface of the first portion. The sliding movement of the second portion is stopped by one or more stoppers to interlock second portion with first portion, wherein the one or more stoppers are disposed at an end of the connecting section. The second portion is positioned parallel to the first portion in a locked state.

In an another embodiment, a method of assembling a lock device is disclosed. The method may comprise: gliding a second portion of the lock device from a first portion of the lock device in a biased direction to mount the second portion over the first portion or vice-versa; guiding the gliding movement in a connecting section provided in the first portion of the lock device; and stopping the said movement of the second portion by one or more stoppers thereby interlocking the first portion and second portion.

In a further embodiment, a method of disengaging a lock device is disclose, when the lock device is in operation. The method may comprise: actuating one or more stoppers to release second portion and first portion of the lock device from an interlocked state and is mounted one over the another; gliding the second portion of the lock device over the first portion of the lock device in reverse biased direction; and disengaging the second portion of the lock device from the first portion of the lock device.

The device disclosed herein may be implemented in any means for achieving various aspects and may be implemented to perform in various ways. Other features will be apparent from the accompanying drawings and from the detailed description that follow.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE FIGURES

Various embodiments are described herein with reference to the drawings, wherein:

FIG. 1A to 1D illustrate exploded views of a lock device, in accordance with some embodiment of the present subject matter;

FIG. 2A and 2B illustrate cross sectional views of the lock device showing assembling the lock device, in accordance with an embodiment of the present subject matter; and

FIG. 3A and 3B illustrate cross sectional views of the lock device showing disengaging the lock device, in accordance with an embodiment of the present subject matter.

The drawings described herein are for illustration purposes only and are not intended to limit the scope of the present disclosure in any way.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION

In the following detailed description of the embodiments of the present subject matter, references are made to the accompanying drawings that form a part hereof, and in which are shown by way of illustration specific embodiments in which the present subject matter may be practiced. These embodiments are described in sufficient detail to enable those skilled in the art to practice the present subject matter, and it is to be understood that other embodiments may be utilized and that changes may be made without departing from the scope of the present subject matter. The following detailed description is, therefore, not to be taken in a limiting sense, and the scope of the present subject matter is defined by the appended claims.

Some embodiments of this disclosure, illustrating all its features, will now be discussed in detail. The words “comprising,” “having,” “containing,” and “including,” and other forms thereof, are intended to be equivalent in meaning and be open ended in that an item or items following any one of these words is not meant to be an exhaustive listing of such item or items, or meant to be limited to only the listed item or items.

It must also be noted that as used herein and in the appended claims, the singular forms “a,” “an,” and “the” include plural references unless the context clearly dictates otherwise. Although any systems and methods similar or equivalent to those described herein can be used in the practice or testing of embodiments of the present disclosure, the preferred, systems and methods are now described.

FIG. 1A to 1D illustrate exploded views of a lock device 100 respectively, in accordance with some embodiment of the present subject matter. The lock device 100 includes a hollow first portion 102 and a second portion 106. The first portion 102 includes elastic clicks 104 disposed on an inner surface 108 of the first portion 102. The second portion 106 is insertable in the first portion 102. The elastic clicks 104 facilitate to lock the second portion 106 inside the first portion 102. The material for the first portion 102 and the second portion 106 may be metal or plastic depending upon the application of the lock device 100. In some embodiments, the first portion 102 and the second portion 106 may be of several shapes, such as hexagonal shape as shown in FIG. 1A, circular shape as shown in FIG. 1B, triangular shape as shown in FIG. 1C, rectangular/square shape as shown in FIG. 1D, and the like. The elastic click 104 may be made of rubber or any other such material.

Referring now to FIG. 2A and FIG. 2B, which illustrate cross sectional views of the lock device 100 showing assembling of the lock device 100, in accordance with an embodiment of the present subject matter. For assembling of the lock device or in other words, for locking the second portion 106 with the first portion 102, a first end 202 of the second portion 106 is aligned with an opening 204 of the first portion 102. A second end 206 of the second portion 106 is pushed inside the first portion 102 till the second portion 106 fully moves inside the first portion 102 as shown in FIG. 2B. The elastic click 104 then locks the first portion 102 with the second portion 106.

Moving to FIG. 3A and 3B, which illustrate cross sectional views of the lock device 100 showing disassembling of the lock device 100, in accordance with an embodiment of the present subject matter. For disassembling the lock device 100, or in other words, for unlocking the second portion 106 with the first portion 102, the first end 202 of the second portion 106 is pushed till the second portion 106 fully moves outside the first portion 102 as shown in FIG. 3B.

The lock device 100 may be used for several applications including watches, ornaments such as pedant, brooch, bracelet, earrings, and the like.

In the foregoing description, certain terms have been used for brevity, clearness, and understanding. No unnecessary limitations are to be implied there from beyond the requirement of the prior art because such terms are used for descriptive purposes and are intended to be broadly construed. Therefore, the disclosure is not limited to the specific details, the representative embodiments, and illustrative examples shown and described. Thus, this application is intended to embrace alterations, modifications, and variations that fall within the scope of the appended claims.

Moreover, although the present disclosure and its advantages have been described in detail, it should be understood that various changes, substitutions and alterations can be made herein without departing from the disclosure as defined by the appended claims. Moreover, the scope of the present application is not intended to be limited to the particular embodiments of the process, machine, manufacture, composition of matter, means, methods and steps described in the specification. As one will readily appreciate from the disclosure, processes, machines, manufacture, compositions of matter, means, methods, or steps, presently existing or later to be developed that perform substantially the same function or achieve substantially the same result as the corresponding embodiments described herein may be utilized. Accordingly, the appended claims are intended to include within their scope such processes, machines, manufacture, compositions of matter, means, methods, or steps. 

What is claimed is:
 1. A lock device comprising: a first portion; a second portion; a plurality of elastic clicks, wherein the first portion has a hollow portion and a connecting section wherein the connecting section is at the periphery of the hollow portion; and wherein the second portion is configured to be engaged to the hollow portion of the first portion when the second portion is slid in a biased direction across the connecting section of the hollow portion and thus mounted on the first portion.
 2. The lock device as claimed in claim 1, wherein the sliding movement of the second portion is stopped by one or more stoppers to interlock second portion with first portion, wherein the one or more stoppers are disposed at an end of the connecting section.
 3. The lock device as claimed in claim 1, wherein the second portion is positioned parallel to the first portion in a locked state.
 4. The lock device as claimed in claim 1, wherein the plurality of elastic clicks is disposed on an inner surface of the first portion.
 5. A method of assembling a lock device in operation, the method comprising: gliding a second portion of the lock device from a first portion of the lock device in a biased direction to mount the second portion over the first portion or vice-versa; guiding the gliding movement in a connecting section provided in the first portion of the lock device; and stopping the said movement of the second portion by one or more stoppers thereby interlocking the first portion and second portion.
 6. A method of disassembling a lock device in operation, the method comprising: actuating one or more stoppers to release second portion and first portion of the lock device from an interlocked state and is mounted one over the another; gliding the second portion of the lock device over the first portion of the lock device in reverse biased direction; and disengaging the second portion of the lock device from the first portion of the lock device. 